That's good to hear! It's hard to enjoy it if you are tense, nervous. Plus the energy that was wasted combating it can now be put towards riding- as you are doing. So the heart rate is lower and the speeds are up. I learned mountain biking by going on the same trail over and over, each time going farther and clearing more and more of the stuff I was afraid of before. The familiarity created a drop in nerves, so I started riding the rocky parts, the rutted area, the deep sand spot, the stairstepped downhill. A little at a time.

Good job.

The hardest thing for me is not fixating on the front wheel. Lift your head, Tzvia- look down the trail- don't let things surprise you. Look where you are going- not at a patch of dirt 5 feet in front of your tire! Look up...